held up, headway when mistake 2nd, led after 4th, jumped left next, clear before 6th until 10th, mistake, sprawled badly and headed 12th, not recover and pulled up before 4 out
chased leaders, blundered badly 6th, not recover, last and behind next, soon pulled up
chased leaders, not always fluent, hampered 12th and left 2nd briefly, driven in 3rd before 3 out, about 8 lengths down and no impression on winner when fell last
prominent, left in lead 2nd, headed after 4th, challenging when left in lead 12th, jumped left and not fluent 4 out, clear when not fluent and left alone last
led, jumped left, mistake and unseated rider 2nd
held up in rear, jumped left first 3, mistake 5th, hampered and left 4th next, mistake 7th, went 2nd after 12th, mistake 4 out, blundered 2 out, no impression on winner and about 6 lengths down when fell last
Not an appealing betting medium with question marks against most of the field. Tante Sissi and Golden Gael have both shown ability but both pulled up when last seen and consequently have something to prove now. The market should guide with regard to stable expectations for the King and Scott charges respectively. Rossa Parks hunted up Midnight Macarena in a modest Southwell chase on her first run for the Mulholland team and needs to back that up here whilst Steady Girlfriend, despite being totally unexposed, has a massive 631-day absence to overcome. KINDLY NOTE did show some aptitude for fences when third on her chasing debut at Stratford two months ago and looks set to make a better chaser than hurdler. She can prove the point here for the in-form Emma Lavelle.
Tante Sissi (FR) 6-1 (11-3) Held up in last pair, weakened 3 out, eased and pulled up before next, in a race won by Open Hearted (11-12) at Kempton 2m 5f hcp hdl 0-145 (2) sft in Mar, 7 ran.
Golden Gael 6-1 (11-12) Not fluent 1st, behind, struggling before 2 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last, in a race won by Rosie Probert (11-5) at Stratford 2m (3) sft in Oct, 11 ran.
Kindly Note 7-1 (10-7) Mid-division, mistake 2nd (water), headway before 3 out, went 3rd after 2 out, stayed on same pace, no impression, 3rd of 8, 9l behind Big Talk (11-0) at Stratford 2m 7f nov chs (4) gs in Sep.
Rossa Parks (IRE) 5-2 (11-12) Chased leader until 12th, driven and went 2nd again 2 out, stayed on same pace flat, 2nd of 4, 2 3/4l behind Midnight Macarena (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) sft.
Ninfea (IRE) 10-1 (11-2) Took keen hold, stumbled 2nd, tracked leading pair until 11th, soon outpaced and no chance after, last of 4, 14l behind Midnight Macarena (11-0) at Southwell 2m 4f (4) sft.
Steady Girlfriend 5-1 (10-11) Held up in rear, steady headway to 5th before 2 out, stayed on to 3rd flat, one pace, 3rd of 15, 8l behind A Little Swifter (11-3) at Folkestone 2m 4f mrs nov hdl (4) gd in Feb '12.
